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Indoor Gardening 101: The What, When, and How of Repotting Plants

Do your plants need to be repotted? What are the signs they have outgrown their pots? How do you actually repot anyway? Will repotting hurt your plant? Repotting isn’t hard. Let’s get started. N.B.: Featured photograph by Justine Hand, from DIY: How to Care for…

Advice by Home & Garden Overload March 11, 2024

9 Outdated Lighting Trends That Everyone is Ready to See Go

| Published on Mar 8, 2024 Lighting design is an underappreciated but critical aspect of room design, so knowing how to design the lighting elements will help any room feel more cohesive. This is why it is worth understanding which outdated lighting trends…

Advice by Home & Garden Overload March 7, 2024

7 Ways to Reduce Water Usage While Gardening

Have water, will thrive. We must do our part in limiting our water usage when it comes to our backyard plantings. Try these seven ways to reduce water usage through a diverse effort of water catchment systems and clever planting. In our…

Advice Green Thumb by Home & Garden Overload March 6, 2024

Why Are My Seedlings Not Coming Up? All About Damping Off

You promised yourself you’d do better this year and start your seeds on time. You have the supplies, the seeds, a good location with a lot of light (or a grow light). You’ve checked the back of the seed packet and it’s…

Advice Ideas by Home & Garden Overload February 28, 2024

Cheap and Chic: 7 Ikea Pieces Designers Use (and Love)

St. Amour also mentions that the 1-foot-by-4-foot Kallax configuration can easily be made into an entryway bench. “Pop it onto the stand, add a cushion from Etsy, and you have a custom, one-of-a-kind bench,” she says. The Kallax is great for storing…

Advice by Home & Garden Overload February 27, 2024

River Rock Calculator

| Published on Feb 27, 2024 Enter your landscape project’s length, width, and desired river rock depth to calculate the weight and volume of rock you’ll need. You can choose from one of twenty types of popular landscape rock and gravel. The calculator…

Advice by Home & Garden Overload February 27, 2024

10 Small Space Decor Mistakes, According to Designers

| Published on Feb 27, 2024 Small spaces present the perfect opportunity for a cozy setup, but these rooms also have drawbacks. Decorating a smaller space can be tricky, especially for those not into excess or maximalist decor. To help you make the most…

Advice Green Thumb Landscape Inspiration by Home & Garden Overload February 26, 2024

Maximize Your Space and Effort With a Layered Garden

At some point, annual veggies took over the popularity contest. We’re so used to seeing neat rows of carrots, cucumbers, beans, and tomatoes that we forget there are other more beneficial ways for the home gardener to grow food. Let me introduce…

Advice Green Thumb by Home & Garden Overload February 23, 2024

Kim Stoddart on The Climate Change-Resilient Vegetable Garden

If you go online to search for a book on vegetable gardening, you’ll discover there are literally thousands of titles on the topic. One new standout in the category is The Climate Change–Resilient Vegetable Garden: How to Grow Food…

Advice by Home & Garden Overload February 21, 2024

10 Mind-Blowing Dryer Sheet Hacks to Use Around the Home

| Published on Feb 20, 2024 When it comes to laundry, most of us can’t go without dryer sheets. These handy laundry helpers reduce static, soften our clothes, and leave them smelling fresh. But did you know that dryer sheets are capable of…